Union Pacific Rail Renewal Closures Times Announced for Saturday

By Office of Communication

Posted on January 18, 2013, January 18, 2013

If your weekend commute involves Collins Street or Stadium Drive in central Arlington, make sure to map your route ahead of time.

The UPRR advises the rail crossing at Collins Street will close Saturday morning at 5:00 a.m. and Stadium Drive East is scheduled to close by 10:00 a.m. Drivers should make plans for an alternate route and expect delays.

These closures are in addition to those at Davis Street, Cooper Street, Center Street and Mesquite Street, all of which will remain closed through the MLK holiday weekend.

Great Southwest Parkway will close on Monday.

Crossing	Current Status	Closure Dates*
PVT Road (Howell Farm)	CLOSED	January 16-20 (Wed.-Sun)
Bowen Road	OPEN	No closure scheduled
Davis Drive	OPEN	January 17-21 (Thurs.-Mon.)**
Cooper Street	CLOSED	January 18-22 (Fri.-Tues.)
N. Center Street	CLOSED	January 18-22 (Fri.-Tues.)
Mesquite Street	CLOSED	January 18-22 (Fri.-Tues.)
Collins Street	CLOSED	January 19-23 (Sat.-Wed.)
Stadium Drive East	CLOSED	January 19-23 (Sat.-Wed.)
Great Southwest Parkway	OPEN	January 21-February 3

* Dates are subject to change

** Crews will work to open Davis prior to the closure of Collins and Stadium

Avoiding gridlock is also easier now with the Interactive Webcam Map developed by the City of Arlington. Drivers can view 27 traffic webcams available only at MyArlingtonTx.com. The interactive map also features a daily status of the railroad crossing closures in Arlington.

Follow the City of Arlington on Twitter @CityOfArlington #TrackRenewal or call the Union Pacific hotline at 877-243-1350 for updates. You can also sign up for email updates at MyArlingtonTx.com or visit www.MyArlingtonTx.com/UP.